BANGLADESH: Some 1,600 Rohingya refugees have been shifted to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal. According to human rights groups, many people were not willing to relocate and were forced to move, *BBC link* reported Friday. Bangladesh, however, maintains that all the refugees ...

ISLAMABAD – China has rejected the criticism against Pakistan over War against terrorism and urged international community to respect Pakistan’s sacrifices. China has agreed to strengthen bilateral ties with Pakistan and to maintain close communication on regional and global ...

JERUSALEM: (APP) Israeli authorities approved 466 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, settlement watchdog Peace Now said, despite growing international criticism over such projects.The approvals mostly involved new housing units, but a retroactive green light was also granted ...

TEHRAN: (APP) Iran has criticised as "unconstructive" a Bahraini court's decision to dissolve and seize the funds of the country's main Shiite opposition group.The order -- which can be appealed -- came Sunday despite international criticism of the Gulf kingdom's intensified crackdown on ...